Understanding the Leibniz Integral Rule in Real Analysis

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The discussion focuses on evaluating an integral using the Leibniz Integral Rule and its connection to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The integral in question involves differentiating with respect to a variable t and changing the limits of integration. Participants highlight the importance of understanding how to apply the Leibniz rule when limits are variable and suggest resources for further clarification. The evaluation leads to the conclusion that the derivative results in 1 plus the function m(t). Overall, the conversation emphasizes the theoretical underpinnings of the Leibniz Integral Rule in real analysis.
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I'm in real analysis classes but my calculus is shaky when I hit things that aren't plug and chug. How do you evaluate this integral and why can you ignore the dx differential?

The more theoretical details, it smells like some flavor of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus or Leibniz's Rule but I'm lost:

Differentiate with respect to t:

d/dt [ t + Integral(m(t-x) dx, 0, t) ]

It's supposed to evaluate to 1 + m(t). I see where the 1 comes from but I don't know anything about m(t) though so there has to be a general principle...


Thanks
 
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change the limits on the integral. let g(x)=t-x, and change the limits to g(0) and g(t) before deriving

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Definite-Integrals.topicArticleId-39909,articleId-39903.html"
go to the definite integral evaluation section for more detail
 
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